Unit Test Study Guide

What are the Articles of Confederation?

• It was the first government of the United States

• It is the current government of the United States

• It is the government created by the northern states during the Civil War.

• It is the government created by the southern states during the Civil War.

What did the Federalists believe in?

• They were against the ratification of the Constitution

• They were for the ratification of the Constitution

• They wanted to join the British empire again

• They wanted to dissolve all bonds between the thirteen colonies

What did the Anti-Federalists want before they would stop opposing the ratification of the Constitution?

• The new nation's capital in the South

• An immediate end to the slave trade

• A strong Federal Government

• A Bill of Right

What was the rebellion led by a former revolutionary soldier over debts called?

• Burr's Insurrection

• Benedict Arnold's Rebellion

• Shay's Rebellion

• Washington's Rebellion

Who elects the president? (Hint it was a compromise)

• The Electoral College

• The state legislatures

• The people of the United States

• Congress and the Senate

What law was passed under the Article of Confederation?

• Southwest Ordinance

• The Stamp Act

• Northwest Ordinance

• The Tea Act

How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect?

• Nine States

• Thirteen States

• Three States

• Six states

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

Who was NOT one of the authors of the Federalist Papers

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• James Madison

• George Washington

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

• It was a compromise on calculating the economic size of each state

• It was a compromise on calculating the slave population for state representation

• It was a compromise on how many states needed to ratify the constitution

• It was a compromise on how the president should be elected